September 26:
Happening Now: Statewide Shutdown Underway at Multiple Alabama Prisons
Multiple Alabama Prisons reporting strike activity across the State. Limestone, St. Clair, Bibb Co., Donaldson, and Elmore.
September 27
#shutdownADOC2022
“#alabamaprisons #laborstrike
“Alabama prison Commissioner has lied.. We are getting reports that all major institutions are under lock down not “operational”. That means no yard time, no trade school, no rehabilitation programs, no law library, nooooo normal activities. Not to mention no adequate meals, even though they are bringing Decatur workrelease inmates in to make food.
This is punishment and retaliation… Tactics to break what is breaking ADOC.”
Day 2 Updates
Day 2 of the unprecedented labor strikes and humanitarian protests has started. Reports are trickling out of at least two prisons with continued resistance at both Bibb Co and Staton prisons.
September 28
Turn Up The Heat: #shutdownADOC2022
“Hello active men and women in our current movement of freedom✊🏾. If I may have a moment of your time, I would like to share a proposal… I am among the population of inmates across Alabama being denied not only my freedom, but my rights as well… Though we all seek out to complete the same mission, we are on two different battlefields… The ADOC are hitting us with the same tactic across the state and that’s depriving us of food in a attempt to make us submit by starvation… Now we all know that this is an act of retaliation by the ADOC so my question is how do we respond? Because In all honesty, if a stretch is needed in order to make a change for our freedom, they will beat us along the way why? Because it’s almost like their day is still normal… Yes They have to cook and yes they have other new small jobs, but they are MINIMIZING EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO…. As we have all seen the “meals” that they have been preparing, that is the bare minimum of cooking with little to no work at all, So I feel like we all as a TEAM should come up with something, an act that goes on almost simultaneously across the Alabama prison system causing the officer’s day to increase in work, whether it’s every inmate putting in a request to go over to the healthcare or whatever we may come up with I just Know that we need to do something to somewhat even the playing field… Me personally, I’m solid as a rock and I have people that need me out there, Just like many other great men in here, so I can speak for us all when I say we’ll go through ANYTHING that the ADOC throws at us💪🏾… But u have to understand that everyone is not as strong mentally to endure these kinda conditions, so I can’t stress this enough WE HAVE TO HURRY. If any thoughts or ideas come to mind small or large, bring them to the group ASAP…. We need all our minds to come together because we’re in this TOGETHER ✊🏾🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️”
#shutdownADOC2022
“I don’t know how many people are truly paying attention to the revolution taking place right under your noses. We are the sons, brothers, uncles and fathers of family members that are trying to be held captive in the belly of the beast for all our days. But God has given us the opportunity to use this platform (social media) to let our voices be heard. We need you more than ever right now, our families, friends and love ones. We need your voices to be heard as well. Alabama has been a slave state as long as some of us can remember. A modern day pharaoh, who refuses to let its people go. But through the grace of God and the determination of His believers we shall overcome. Stand with us!! Let’s force the hand of our oppressor!!
“LET MY PEOPLE GO”!!
September 29
Historic Shutdown of Alabama Prison System Continues
On September 26, 2022, over 12,900 men across Alabama’s prison system launched a massive peaceful protest in response to the humanitarian crisis taking place inside ADOC
Over 12,500 strong for #shutdownADOC2022
St Clair *. 1117
Limestone* 2221
Donaldson* 1399
Staton* 1380
Bibb* 1781
Fountain* 1236
Elmore* 1153
Ventress* 1196
Bullock * 1483
Total 12,966
September 30
ADOC WANTS VIOLENCE
#shutdownADOC2022
Day 5. As the historic Alabama prison strike winds down the final days of i’s first week, it seems pretty clear that the ADOC wants violence. Over the past 72 hours, ADOC has started calling riot teams into the prisons in full CERT uniform, even though the work strikes have accounted for the most peaceful periods of incarceration in Alabama’s troubled prisons.
The ADOC has resorted to intimidation tactics and allowed officers to harass and assault suspected leaders. At a few prisons, ADOC officials have allowed certain officers to walk around and escort small groups of individuals to workplaces, even though the people are performing little to no work when they enter the factories. These exercises are meant to create the illusion that the strike is not working and encourage others to go back to work.
Even more egregious, ADOC has utilized mentally ill individuals as canon fodder, ordering them to perform minimal jobs when large groups of people are moved to the dining halls and medical areas. The ADOC’s intent is clear: use mentally ill as props. However, this tactic is placing lives in danger. When men on peaceful strikes see these people working, it causes resentment and tension. Several people have been displaced because of ADOC antics.
Some in the prison system are planning to start outing the names of suspected collaborators, which will only increase tensions but it will also place the burden on ADOC to stop fomenting violence. . . or else.